Url https://dhprojects.bc.edu/s/bcdh/item/1691 Resource class dctype:Image Subject Western Front Description An assault battalion of the 103rd (Tyneside Irish) Brigade advance shortly after zero hour on 1 July during the Allied attack on La Boisselle. The 3,000-strong brigade attacked across Mash Valley but was caught by German machine-gun fire in no-man's land, sustaining over 1,900 casualties during the day. Date 1916-07-01 Type Photograph War First World War Century 20th century Decade material covers 1910s Battle Battle of the Somme Army Great Britain Village La Boisselle Contemporary Country France Repository National Army Museum Figures Brigade Repository Item Record https://collection.nam.ac.uk/detail.php?acc=2001-01-279-17 Full record with image Rights https://www.nam.ac.uk/terms-use With permission from the National Army Museum --